Aaron Johnson will fill in for injured defenseman Adam McQuaid on Boston's blueline.

The Bruins may try to get something done on the trade market to patch up their injured ranks as longer-term solution, but for now Johnson will return to the fold. He has skated in five games with Boston this season, while posting 10 hits, four penalty minutes and no points. Thu, Mar 21, 2013 09:42:00 AM

Aaron Johnson will fill in for injured defenseman Adam McQuaid on Boston's blueline.

The Bruins may try to get something done on the trade market to patch up their injured ranks as longer-term solution, but for now Johnson will return to the fold. He has skated in five games with Boston this season, while posting 10 hits, four penalty minutes and no points.

Aaron Johnson went to Providence on Monday for a conditioning stint, but found out that he was not allowed a second rehab assignment later in the day.

He had already gone down at the start of the season, so he'll have to wait for his next opportunity to play in Boston's lineup. "It's not too bad. It's a great group of guys, we're doing a lot of drills in game situations with (assistant coach Doug Houda)," said Johnson. "This is all part of my situation and it's all kind of what I signed up for and I'm ready to do whatever it takes. If it means waiting a month until I get to play, it's OK. It's just up to me to stay ready." He has a one-year, two-way deal with the Bruins and would have to clear waivers to be sent down to AHL Providence.

Aaron Johnson has played well the past two games while filling for Adam McQuaid.

McQuaid will be available to play against Buffalo Thursday after he missed games on Monday and Tuesday due to the passing of his grandmother. There's a chance that Johnson could play again on Thursday, but if McQuaid is mentally prepared to play then we think he'll probably get the nod. Johnson also played two contests this campaign, while Dennis Seidenberg recovered from a lower-body injury.

Aaron Johnson has played the last two games for the Boston Bruins in the place of injured defenseman Dennis Seidenberg.

In his first two appearances in a Bruins' uniform, Johnson has logged nearly 14 minutes of ice time, while picking up three shots, three hits and two blocks. When Seidenberg is able to return, Johnson will probably return to the press box.

Aaron Johnson doesn't have a lot of time to make his case for an opening night roster spot.

The journeyman defenseman signed a two-way contract with the Bruins this offseason, and he didn't play abroad, so he's coming in a bit cold. Even with Adam McQuaid's status uncertain after October surgery to remove a blood clot, the Bruins have other prospects who could make the club. I’m just trying to take it day-by-day. I did a good job of skating as much as possible in Dallas," said Johnson. "You just prepare as best as you can and hopefully go out and have a good camp."

Aaron Johnson has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Boston Bruins.

He will make $650,000 if he spends the season in the NHL and $105,000 in the minors. He had 16 points and 26 penalty minutes in 56 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. He'll compete for a third pairing spot during training camp.

Aaron Johnson led the way with eight of Blue Jackets 34 blocked shots on Saturday.

The Blue Jackets took on the Vancouver Canucks and took great pride Saturday with their shot blocking prowess. "It’s easy to tell, when you look at that stat, about the care and the want," Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said. "Because if it doesn’t mean anything to you then for the most part you’re getting out of the way. So we did a good job there, but that also shows we probably spent a little too much time in our zone."

We have never been all that high on Johnson but we certainly respect scoring streaks. If you need a d-man, add him for Saturday's game against the Sharks. Of course, drop him quickly as soon as his streak ends.

Aaron Johnson had a goal and an assist in Columbus’ 5-2 loss to Detroit on Friday.

Johnson scored his first goal of the season in the loss. He also assisted on Derick Brassard’s second goal of the season. Columbus looked outmatched in this game. They are still struggling to find chemistry, although the future looks bright.

Depth Charts

Kyle Turris registered two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over San Jose.

Turris' picked up his first assist on Erik Karlsson's second period power play goal. He picked up another primary assist on Mark Stone's game-tying goal early in the third period. The 25-year-old has scored a point in four of his last five games and he has seven points during that span. Turris has 15 goals and 43 points in 60 games overall.

Mika Zibanejad scored his 15th of the year in the Senators 3-0 win over Anaheim on Wednesday.

It was Zibanejad's second goal in ten games he now has 31 points on the campaign. He had 16 goals and 33 points in 69 games last season so he has shown improvements. Whether or not he is a legit top six forward in the NHL is still unclear at this point though. Erik Condra and Kyle Turris rounded out the scoring for Ottawa in a strong overall team effort.

David Legwand could be dealt by the Senators prior to the trade deadline.

"I've got to talk to Bryan to see what's going on here in the next couple of weeks and we'll go from there," Legwand said Monday. "Nothing has been said, so I have no idea." He signed a two-year, $6 million contract to play in Ottawa last summer. Legwand has seven goals and 21 points 49 games this season.

It was his first session since he dislocated his left wrist on Dec. 13. There is still no timetable for his return, but he hopes to be back this year. "I'm getting a little bit of mobility back, but it will be a couple of more weeks before I can take contact," Smith said.

Pageau was just called up on Tuesday and will get his chance to play right away with Clarke MacArthur unable to skate due to an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t played with the Sens since February 14th but has received his share of chances this season, playing in 23 games while adding two goals and three assists. He was practicing on a line with Erik Condra and Curtis Lazar.

He has been moved to injured reserve and he won't travel with the Senators to California next week for a game against Anaheim on Wednesday. Ottawa also plays Los Angeles on Thursday. MacArthur was injured in a collision with goaltender Robin Lehner on Feb. 16.

Mike Hoffman netted two goals (one on the power play) and added an assist to lead the Senators to a 4-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday night.

With the way Filip Forsberg has played, Hoffman, who had one goal on the empty net, is unlikely to win the rookie of the year, but his stock in that race is gaining steam. He now has 23 goals and 39 points this season, with at least a point in eight of his past nine games. Fellow rookie Mark Stone also scored, and had an assist. Erik Karlsson got the other goal, on the power play. Kyle Turris picked up two helpers.

Milan Michalek's improved play continued Wednesday night when he produced a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win against Montreal.

He finished the contest with a plus-2 rating and seven shots. Michalek has eight goals and 13 points in his last 15 games. That's quite the spike in production considering he has 22 points in 51 matches this season.

Bobby Ryan had an assist Thursday to give him a point in three straight games.

He earned his 30th helper of the year on Mike Hoffman's goal in a 1-0 win over Los Angeles. Ryan has one goal and seven assists in his last seven matches. He co-leads the Senators with 45 points in 55 games.

Mark Stone scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's win over San Jose.

The Senators have been extremely impressive in their trip through California and that continued on Saturday. Stone now has six points in his last five contests. He is putting the finishing touches on a pretty good season. The 22-year-old has 15 goals and 39 points in 58 games in 2014-15.

Alex Chiasson scored a goal and an assist in Ottawa's 7-2 win over Edmonton on Saturday afternoon.

The goal was about as lucky as it gets, but that's not to say Chiasson didn't put himself into position to score. He was in the high slot when he received Erik Condra's pass and has his shot heavily deflected off of Rob Klinkhammer's stick and behind Richard Bachman. Chiasson now has nine goals and 14 points on the year.

"I like it here, and like I've said a few times, I look forward with the young guys, I think I could do a good job of helping them along the way," Condra said. "I'm pretty tight with them. So it's something I'd like to do. But there's a lot of contracts (to be settled) so it's something that will have to get done at the end of the year." Condra can become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Erik Karlsson scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over San Jose.

Karlsson got the Senators on the board with a power play goal at the 7:29 mark of the second period. He was also credited with an assist on Mike Hoffman's third period goal. The 24-year-old now has 11 points in his last eight contests. Karlsson has 15 goals and 47 points in 60 games this season. He is one of the elite point-producing defensemen in the NHL.

Senators general manager Bryan Murray is happy about Marc Methot’s extension, partly because he didn’t have to go to five or six years.

Methot signed a four-year, $19.6 million extension Monday. "We didn’t want to go that term," Murray said. "The big thing was that Marc really wanted to stay in Ottawa, there’s no question about that. He got close to the number he thought he realistically thought he could get anyway." Murray acknowledged that he had to bump up the salary a bit since Methot didn’t get the term he wanted.

Cody Ceci missed his first game of 2014-15 on Tuesday when he was a healthy scratch.

"(Ceci) didn't come out because of his play, he came out because I'm trying to rotate young guys and trying to get a handle on everyone," coach Dave Cameron said. "The deadline is coming here and probably I'm going to be asked questions and I want to be able to give answers." Patrick Wiercioch suited up on Ceci's place. The sophomore defenseman has 14 points in 51 games this year.

Eric Gryba will be listed as a healthy scratch in Wednesday’s tilt with the Anaheim Ducks.

Gryba will be scratched for a second consecutive game Wednesday night in Anaheim. He had played in 54 of Ottawa’s first 57 games this season but has picked up just eight assists and no goals to show for. He does aid in the penalty minutes department as he’s tallied 76 of them this season.

Mark Borowiecki will return to the Senators lineup Wednesday versus the Canadiens.

After being a healthy scratch in Monday’s game against Carolina, Boroweicki will find his way back into the Sens lineup Wednesday. The 25-year-old Ottawa native has no fantasy value unless you are looking strictly for penalty minutes, as Borowiecki has 71 in just 36 games played on defense. He will replace Patrick Wiercioch on the blue line.

Andrew Hammond has been rewarded with the NHL's first star of the week.

He posted a 3-0-0 record to go with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .978 save percentage and two shutouts against Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. Hammond has won five straight games for the Senators.